Globe Trekker

52min

Documentary

Globe Trekker is an adventure tourism television series produced by Pilot Productions. The British series was inspired by the Lonely Planet travelbooks and began airing in 1994. Globe Trekker is broadcast in over 40 countries across six continents. Each episode features a host, called a traveller, who travels with a camera crew to a country—often, a relatively exotic locale—and experiences the sights, sounds, and culture that the location has to offer. Special episodes feature in-depth city, beach, dive, shopping, history, festival, and food guides. The show often goes far beyond popular tourist destinations in order to give viewers a more authentic look at local culture. Presenters usually participate in different aspects of regional life, such as attending a traditional wedding or visiting a mining community. They address the viewer directly, acting as tourists-turned-tour guides, but are also filmed interacting with locals and discovering interesting locations in unrehearsed sequences. Globe Trekker also sometimes includes brief interviews with backpackers who share tips on independent travel in that particular country.

Episodes

Cast

Indonesia: The Eastern Islands

1. Indonesia: The Eastern Islands

52min

31st Dec 1994

Traveller Mark Crowdy

La Ruta Maya: The Yucatan, Belize & Guatemala

2. La Ruta Maya: The Yucatan, Belize & Guatemala

52min

21st Aug 1994

Traveller Justine Shapiro

Morocco

3. Morocco

52min

28th Aug 1994

Traveller Ian Wright

Jamaica

4. Jamaica

52min

9th Nov 1994

Traveller Ian Wright

Alaska

5. Alaska

52min

31st Dec 1994

Traveller Ian Wright

Pacific Islands: Fiji, Vanuatsu & the Solomon Islands

6. Pacific Islands: Fiji, Vanuatsu & the Solomon Islands

52min

31st Dec 1994

Traveller Ian Wright

Australia: The South East

7. Australia: The South East

52min

Traveller Ian Wright

Vietnam

8. Vietnam

52min

Traveller Megan McCormick

Brazil: The North East

9. Brazil: The North East

52min

Traveller Ian Wright

Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

10. Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

52min

Traveller Justine Shapiro

Japan: Tokyo to Taiwan

11. Japan: Tokyo to Taiwan

52min

30th Nov 1993

Ian Wright goes on an unusual journey to the Southern Islands of Japan - from Kyushu down to the Yaeyama Islands, Japans westernmost point. Ian island-hops through the Pacific Islands and proves that even Japan can be done on a budget.

North India: Varanasi to the Himalayas

12. North India: Varanasi to the Himalayas

52min

Traveller Andrew Daddo

Africa: Zimbabwe, Botswana & Namibia

13. Africa: Zimbabwe, Botswana & Namibia

52min

Traveller Andrew Daddo

First air date

31st Dec 1994

Last air date

22nd Apr 2012

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks